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Portrait

directed by Melissa-Kelly Franklin

United Kingdom, 2016 21 min - Drama, History

Portrait

directed by Melissa-Kelly Franklin

United Kingdom, 2016 21 min - Drama, History

SYNOPSIS: Sybil is a gifted young artist who discovers that her passion for both her work and her artist-lover are irreconcilable; a realisation which has devastating consequences.
Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Oval Portrait', and Pre-Raphaelite artist lovers Elizabeth Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Portrait

directed by Melissa-Kelly Franklin

Reviewed by Eleanor Turner

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'Portrait' is such a great piece of work. It is a story beautifully shot and hauntingly told. So often period short films fail due to bad costuming, set design or script, but this is the exact opposite. Would recommend.

Portrait

directed by Melissa-Kelly Franklin

Reviewed by Merle

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I really love this movie and its dark narrative. The actors as well as the cinematography are spot-on. I'm also fascinated by the fact that it blends real events (the life and death of Elizabeth Siddal) and fictional element (from Edgar Allan Poe's legendary "Oval Portrait") to tell a facetted, feminist story.

Portrait

directed by Melissa-Kelly Franklin

Reviewed by Georgina H

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This is an artistically shot piece, a film that very much evokes the era in which it is set through masterful costume, design and editing. At times slow but all the same a very beautifully told story.

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Portrait

directed by Melissa-Kelly Franklin

SYNOPSIS: Sybil is a gifted young artist who discovers that her passion for both her work and her artist-lover are irreconcilable; a realisation which has devastating consequences.
Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Oval Portrait', and Pre-Raphaelite artist lovers Elizabeth Siddal and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.